“The tryout this year is so difficult.”
A candidate popped out of the portal after giving up on the tryout and he collapsed in the square.
He was covered in blood, had a big gash on his head, and was missing half his right ear. No one could bring themselves to look at him in that mangled state.
Everyone in the square had been watching the changes in ranking and they wanted to know everything about the tryout. They were thrilled to see a candidate come out.
However, before they could reach him, guards from Imperial College had arrived with a stretcher. They helped the candidate onto it, then carried him away.
A hush fell over the square…
“If I’m not mistaken, that’s Zhao Tianze, right?”
“You know the guy?”
“I know of him. He’s the son of the governor of Tianze Province and he’s the top candidate from his province. I didn’t expect him to be eliminated so soon.”
“The tryout this year is so difficult. The son of a governor failed, just like that.”
“Of course it’s difficult. They’re in Proud Snowfield, which is the toughest of all the seven terrains!”
“Luck wasn’t on Zhao Tianze’s side, if you ask me. I heard that he got transported right into Zone 3 and ran into a Level 3 Spiritual Grandmaster magical beast. Before he knew it, he was getting his ass kicked.”
“Zone 3? That’s the area where junior Spiritual Grandmaster magical beasts dwell. If I recall correctly, Zone 3 is the closest that candidates can get to the center of the terrain. Zone 1 and Zone 2 are sealed off, and only students in Year 2 and above can enter.”
“That’s right. Zhao Tianze was really unlucky…”
The air was filled with a clamor of discussion as more candidates popped out of the portal.
Some came back from Zone 4 and some from Zone 3.
“Exactly how are the magical beasts distributed in Proud Snowfield?” Many asked the question in confusion when they saw how severely injured the candidates were.
Someone answered the question.
“It’s quite straightforward. Zone 5 is the outermost circle and any candidates that aren’t that unlucky are teleported there. The magical beasts there start at Level 9 Spiritual Master and only go as high as Level 1 Spiritual Grandmaster.
“Magical beasts in Zone 4 are Spiritual Grandmasters from Levels 1 to 3.
“As for Zone 3, the magical beasts there are Level 3 Spiritual Grandmasters at least, but won’t be above Level 5.
“And so on and so forth.
“Of course, because Zone 1 and Zone 2 aren’t open to outsiders, only the heads of Imperial College know what magical beasts reside there.
“Zhao Tianze was really unlucky. He was tossed into Zone 3 right away. The guy must have the worst luck of all the candidates.”
“That’s so true.”
“Feng Wu hasn’t shown up yet. I thought she would be the first to come out.”
“It’s her lucky day, I guess. She must be in Zone 5.”
“I think so.”
“But if she’s in Zone 5, she’ll get very little spiritual essence from killing the magical beasts. She won’t be able to pass the physical tryout.”
“No one expected her to pass anyway.”
